#Woodward Stakes

For most people, the name King Ranch brings to mind images of a sprawling western ranch filled with cattle and cowboys. But for fans of Thoroughbred racing, King Ranch brings to mind a different image - the image of one of the most influential and successful racing and breeding operations in the history of the sport. King Ranch had existed for many…

I have to admit, I have no idea what the inaugural Pegasus World Cup Invitational was intended to be, what it actually is, how it is going to play out this year, and what the future holds. Although many have knocked its concept on social media, no one who cares about racing should be openly knocking anything that is innovative and might help the…

For bettors who think the expected favorite Arctic Arrogance can lose the $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday, there are other viable options in this Kentucky Derby trail points race. Eight 3-year-olds are entered and set to travel the one-turn mile. Here is a Daily Double linking an alternative choice in the Jerome to two deep closers in…

While opening day of the Santa Anita winter/spring meet is traditionally scheduled on the 26th of December, it is also considered the ceremonial start of the next year. If Monday's festivities are a harbinger of what is to come, 2023 should be a pretty good year. Under a perfect southern California winter sky, a massive, enthusiastic crowd of…

The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of horses and horsemen rising from unknown beginnings to succeed at the highest levels of the sport. But has there ever been a champion as improbable as Carry Back? His story reads like a fairy tale, a veritable Cinderella story. Retired businessman Jack Price, pursuing a passion for…

They're not wasting any time in giving the well-heeled racing fans at Royal Ascot the meet's main attraction. On Tuesday's first day of the 2022 Royal Ascot meet, those fans get Golden Pal vs. Nature Strip in the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes. Only the top North American turf sprinter against his Australian counterpart in a Breeders' Cup "Win and…

By Andy Serling FOX Sports Horse Racing Analyst The 147th Preakness Stakes takes place in Baltimore on Saturday. Let's dive into the betting favorites, trainers, jockeys and the history of the race. The Preakness Stakes was first run in 1873, two years before the first Kentucky Derby. Named for the winner of the first Dinner Party Stakes - the…

An automatic berth in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Juvenile will be on the line when the starting gate opens in the 2022 Champagne Stakes on Saturday at Belmont At The Big A. The Brad Cox-trained Verifying is the 9-5 favorite in the 2022 Champagne Stakes odds. This son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify won his only career start. The Steve…

Imagine for a moment being loaded with money. So loaded there was plenty to unload on any of the three sure-fire ways to blow an investment. As some financial wizard told Tony Kornheiser, they are a private plane, a restaurant and a racehorse. Forget about the plane and the restaurant. How about being someone like Jack Wolf? He and his wife Laurie…

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In the latest chapter of his widely acclaimed series recalling his personal favorites, Jay Hovdey tells the story of an unsung hero who ran in four different races in four years at the Breeders' Cup Let's hear it for the unsung heroes. The anonymous donor. The unnamed benefactor. The Good Samaritan who was first to help at the scene of the crash,…

This marks the latest edition of "Stackin' Cheddar: Looking Back", a new biweekly series on America's Best Racing. Here, we'll look back on an early race in the careers of some of the greatest horses of all time, including spots where they went off at a big price. June 13, 2008 Maiden Special Weight Jess Jackson and Steve Asmussen arrived at…

The encore to the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic was Ghostzapper's 2004 performance. The 1998 Classic was said to be the greatest field ever assembled. Then the 2004 race was said to be the best. November 5, 2022, we saw Flightline win with a hand ride to an 8 1/2 victory and that race and Flightline were called the best. So, who is the BC Classic…

It's quite an honor for a breeder to watch their horse win a Breeders' Cup race. The penultimate the Classic. To see two of their horses, win, amazing. A sire, son. Outstanding. How about two of the deepest fields in Breeders' Cup Classic history. Phenomenal. Frank Stronach has done just that. In 1998, campaigned for Stronach Stables and racing…

Flightline can race into equine immortality if he does what most people expect him to do in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday. If ever there was a horse to take the breath away, this is it. Talked about in America as perhaps the best since Secretariat, the John Sadler-trained colt is unbeaten in five starts and produced an incredible…

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The 39th running of the Grade 1, $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic may be talked about for years if the top contenders repeat their best efforts to date, with six of the eight horses entering the race off wins at the top level. None was more impressive than the undefeated Flightline, a lightly raced colt who won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic Stakes…

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Trainer John Sadler will try to win for just the second time when he saddles the undefeated Flightline in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. The 66-year-old Sadler won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2018 with Accelerate, his only winner among six all-time starters in the race. On Saturday, he goes for No. 2 with…

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - The gates open on Saturday for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with the top online racebooks and sportsbooks giving five horses odds of 14-1 or shorter to win. Flightline 4-9 (-225) Epicenter 11-2 (+550) Life Is Good 7-1 (+700) Taiba 8-1 (+800) Olympiad 14-1 (+1400) Hot Rod Charlie 25-1 (+2500) Cyberknife 33-1 (+3300) Rich Strike…

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If you're in Oklahoma and want to bet on the Breeders Cup, then sign-up to our top five OK Racebooks and get a stack of free bets for the meeting that can also be claimed in ANY US state. These exclusive offers ahead of the 2022 Breeders Cup are simply not to be missed! These are the top five horse racing betting sites in Oklahoma which allow you…

If you're in Kentucky and want to bet on the Breeders Cup, then sign-up to our top five KY Racebooks and get a stack of free bets for the meeting that can also be claimed in ANY US state. These are the top five horse racing betting sites in Kentucky which allow you to bet on the Breeders Cup. In fact, anybody in the USA can use these horse racing…

Breeding is a very important part of the thoroughbred industry. The commercial breeding industry focuses primarily on the male line of the pedigree. This is because mares can only produce one offspring per year, whereas a single stallion can breed to hundreds of mares. Stallion managers need to advertise in order to get attention for their breeding…

There have been 13 Triple Crown winners in horse racing history. Among them, Secretariat is widely considered the greatest of all time. Though Flightline was injured and did not participate in last year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, or Belmont Stakes, he is unbeaten, brilliant, and at times compared to Big Red. His sixth career start will be…

If you think that Johnny Avello at the Wynn Las Vegas would feel threatened by the competition of the Breeders' Cup Future Wager being put together by the Breeders' Cup itself, you don't know how Johnny Avello got to be this town's best bookmaker for horse racing. "I think it's a good idea," he said. "I like it. I'm glad they've started…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing See our Belmont Park free horse racing tips this Saturday as the New York track stages an 11-race card that is spearheaded by the Grade One Woodward Stakes. Plus, you can snap-up a stack of free horse racing bets to use on the action at Belmont Park this weekend. LIFE IS GOOD is a racehorse…

Flavien Prat and Hot Rod Charlie after their win in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby. This Saturday's Grade 2, $500000 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs may not be a qualifying race for the Breeders' Cup Classic five weeks from Saturday, but it certainly has implications because the top three contenders may be running in that race depending on their…

The $500000, Grade 2 Lukas Classic Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs may not be a qualifying race for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic five weeks later, but it certainly has implications because the top three contenders could be be running in that race depending on how they perform in this one. Hot Rod Charlie leads the six-horse field in career…

Life Is Good is expected to be an overwhelming favorite in the Grade 1, $500000 Woodward, which will be run on Saturday as part of the Belmont at the Big A meeting. With eight victories in 10 career starts, Life Is Good will race the 1 1/8-mile distance around two turns at Aqueduct. Todd Pletcher is the only trainer in the field with a victory in…

We're just five weeks from the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, and final rehearsals are taking place around the world. Santa Anita's fall meet opens Friday with a welcome sign for prospects across as many as 10 divisions, while Belmont-at-Aqueduct hosts superstar Life Is Good for Saturday's Woodward Stakes. Meanwhile, Kentucky Derby…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Woodward Stakes 2022, this Saturday at Belmont Park, is likely to be dominated by the prolific winner LIFE IS GOOD, who will only face a handful of rivals and so it will be a shock if the 8-time winner isn't collecting another gold medal and then heading to the Breeders' Cup.

Almost all of the prerace hype for the Pegasus World Cup is focused on the rematch between California Chrome and Arrogate. The fervor was stoked by their duel in the Breeders' Cup Classic, with Arrogate winning by a half-length. Saturday at Gulfstream Park the two top-rated thoroughbreds will reprise their rivalry with $7 million on the line as the…

Five weeks before Tarnawa won last year's Breeders' Cup Turf, she served notice that she could win anytime on any surface. In what looked more like a regatta than a horse race, Christophe Soumillon took her from the back of the pack and sailed her - almost literally sailed - to a short-neck victory in the Prix de l'Opera in Paris. Not long after…

There are racehorses, and then there are racehorses, the ones who seem born with an innate desire to excel in competition and outrun opponents no matter the distance, conditions, or level of competition. There can no doubting that the great Miesque was a racehorse in the truest sense. If you had felt inclined to place a $2 show bet on Miesque every…